Colin Quinn (Gaelic footballer)
{{Short description|Louth Gaelic footballer (1982–2022)}}
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| sport = Gaelic football
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| name = Colin Quinn
| irish = Cóilín Mac Coinne
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| occupation = Carpenter
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| county = Louth
| province = Leinster
| club = Stabannon Parnells
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| icposition = Centre-back
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| birth_date = 8 October 1981
| birth_place = Stabannon, County Louth, Leinster, Ireland
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2022|02|03|40|df=y}}
| death_place = Australia
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Colin Quinn (8 October 1981 – 3 February 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Stabannon Parnells and at inter-county level with the Louth senior football team. He usually lined out as a defender.
Career
Quinn first came to prominence as a Gaelic footballer at club level with Stabannon Parnells.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/droghedaindependent/sport/other-sports/stabannon-parnells-27124377.html|title=Stabannon Parnells|publisher=Irish Independent|date=25 September 2000|access-date=7 February 2022|first=|last=}} He was just 17-years-old when he lined out at centre-back when Stabannon beat Kilkerley Emmets to win the Louth SFC title in 1999.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/all-too-easy-for-stabannon-1.229414?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fsport%2Fall-too-easy-for-stabannon-1.229414|title=All too easy for Stabannon|publisher=Irish Times|date=20 September 1999|access-date=7 February 2022|first=|last=}} Following on from this, Quinn captained the Louth Minor football team in 1999 and was also named Minor player of the year. He progressed onto the Louth under-21 football team, with whom he lined out for two seasons, and made his senior team debut in 2002.{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/322029|title=Former Louth footballer Colin Quinn passes away in Australia|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=7 February 2022|access-date=7 February 2022|first=|last=}} Quinn's inter-county career was a brief one, however he continued to line out for Parnells at club level and served as team captain in 2004 and 2008.
Personal life and death
Quinn worked as a carpenter but emigrated to Australia following the 2008 economic downturn. He died on 3 February 2022, at the age of 40.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/sport/gaa/seamus-ohanlon-point-gained-in-longford-but-louth-displays-throws-up-serious-questions-41321709.html|title=Seamus O'Hanlon – Point gained in Longford but Louth displays throws up serious questions|publisher=Irish Independent|date=7 February 2022|access-date=7 February 2022|first=|last=}}
Honours
- Louth Senior Football Championship (1): 1999
- ACC Cup (1): 2000{{cite web|url =https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/sport/othersports/stabannon-win-marred-by-second-half-fight/26925152.html|title=Stabannon win marred by second half fight| work = Drogheda Independent| date=27 November 2000}}
- Kevin Mullen Shield (1): 2008{{cite web|url =https://www.hoganstand.com/county/louth/article/index/113074|title=Back to winning ways| work = Hogan Stand| date=30 November 2008}}